“Is this the power of a top-grade Golden Elixir?” Under the faint moonlight, Jiang Yuebai was dressed in a white waist-cinching dress, with embroidered flowers on her skirt, her sleeves fluttering.
In the slight night breeze, her dress clung to her tall figure, outlining a silhouette that was as ethereal as a fairy, lightly landing behind Chu Liang.
As soon as she left her seclusion, she saw Chu Liang’s urgent message asking for her, and she immediately came over. She happened to see Chu Liang testing his sword on the back mountain and witnessed the power of this sword with her own eyes.
She admitted that when she first stepped into the Golden Elixir realm, her sword aura was far less powerful than his. At the same realm and with the same divine power, the only difference between her and Chu Liang was a top-grade Golden Elixir, and the gap was so huge.
Although she knew that the top-grade Golden Elixir was strong, she didn’t expect it to be this strong.
“Hehe.”
Chu Liang smiled. To be precise, this is the power of two top-grade Golden Elixirs… He silently added in his heart, then asked:
“Sister Jiang, have you just left your seclusion?”
“Yes.” Jiang Yuebai nodded,
“I came over as soon as I saw your message saying you needed me urgently.”
“You must have made great progress again, right?” Chu Liang asked again. Sister Jiang had already reached the peak of the fourth realm before, could she have reached the fifth realm now?
“Not yet.” Jiang Yuebai denied:
“Tomorrow is the day of the Mountain God’s test, I need to be there in person to register, so I had to leave my seclusion.”
“Mountain God’s test?” Chu Liang was taken aback, then remembered that it was that day. This was an event within the sect to commemorate the Mountain God of Shu Mountain, which started three months before each Shu Mountain summit. Usually, a treasure hunt question was released, and the disciples were asked to form teams to explore.
The treasure would be hidden somewhere on Shu Mountain, and the disciples of Shu Mountain would form teams of five to search for it. This allowed the disciples to deepen their understanding of Shu Mountain and strengthen their feelings for it.
When the Shu Mountain summit began, the winner of the Mountain God’s test would also be announced. It was essentially an entertainment event.
A few months ago, when the news of the Shu Mountain summit was just released, the disciples had already started looking for team members.
The reason he hadn’t heard anything about it was because people usually preferred to form teams with those from the same peak.
Only when there were surplus people in their own peak would they go to other peaks to form teams. Naturally, no one had approached Chu Liang before.
Seeing his expression, Jiang Yuebai immediately thought of his situation and said:
“I was originally not interested in this boring game, as it would distract me from my cultivation. But my master advised me to balance work and rest, so he let me go with a few fellow disciples. I guess I won’t be of much help then.”
“Sister Jiang, you are truly a role model for us with your dedication to cultivation.” Chu Liang also laughed.
“Alright, what’s the urgent matter you wanted to discuss with me?” Jiang Yuebai smoothly changed the subject. It was always comfortable to be with someone who had emotional intelligence, there would never be any awkwardness.
Chu Liang took out the porcelain bottle and handed it to Jiang Yuebai, saying:
“Someone asked me to give this to you.”
“What is this…” Jiang Yuebai opened the porcelain bottle, took a look, and asked with a hint of surprise:
“Red Gold Dragon Snake Gallbladder?” Chu Liang had naturally checked the contents of the bottle beforehand, not to pry into secrets, but to ensure that no one was trying to harm Sister Jiang through him.
He had it checked at the Elixir Pavilion earlier, without mentioning its origin, just saying it was for appraisal, so he knew what was inside.
Red Gold Dragon Snake Gallbladder. It was a top-grade gold attribute spiritual medicine. Considering Sister Jiang’s situation, it should be a treasure to help her break through to the fifth realm.
The Red Gold Dragon Snake itself was an extremely powerful spiritual beast, and it was not easy to hunt it. Although Jiang Yuebai herself would not lack treasures for breakthroughs, it was still unlikely for her to obtain a treasure of this level.
Using the Red Gold Dragon Snake Gallbladder to reach the fifth realm was like Chu Liang using the Undersea Golden Lotus to reach the Golden Elixir realm.
Both were considered luxurious to the point of being somewhat wasteful.
“Who asked you to give this to me?” Jiang Yuebai asked. Chu Liang answered:
“The Whale Riding Immortal.”
A moment later, he had already recounted his experiences to Jiang Yuebai. After listening, Jiang Yuebai was lost in thought. Her clear and bright eyes, like autumn water, seemed to be shrouded in mist. After a long while, she murmured:
“Is it him?”
“Sister Jiang, are you okay?” Chu Liang asked with concern. Jiang Yuebai shook her head, her shoulders seemed to be trembling slightly, her hands supporting her elbows, she looked up at the moon.
Chu Liang didn’t disturb her. After a while, Jiang Yuebai spoke again:
“Not many people on Shu Mountain know about my background.”
“Hmm?” Chu Liang immediately perked up his ears.
“I was born with a fairy body, and many people guessed that I came from the Jiang family. But in fact, I grew up on Shu Mountain since I was born, and I have never even seen my parents.”
“Master said my father’s name is Jiang Tiankuo, who was a prodigy of the Jiang family many years ago.”
“And my mother, she came from that incredibly mysterious and ancient divine ruin. They fell in love and had me.”
“But after I was born, my mother returned to the divine ruin. My father didn’t leave me in the Jiang family, but sent me to the Bi Luo Peak of Shu Mountain. Then he set off on the road to find my mother, and since then, there has been no news.”
“The only news was that not long after, the legendary Divine Ruin Sect took action and wiped out the entire Jiang family.” A few words were beyond Chu Liang’s knowledge.
Previously, like many other disciples on Shu Mountain, he thought that the Jiang family had been destroyed and the only survivor was taken in by Shu Mountain.
But now thinking about it, if the entire family was destroyed, how could a child possibly survive? Jiang Yuebai was sent here right after she was born.
As for the Divine Ruin… he only knew that in the legends, those who reached the ninth realm would go there when their long lifespan was about to end, and never return.
As for the Divine Ruin Sect, he had tried to learn more about it after Jiang Yuebai mentioned it last time. But there were almost no records detailing this sect on Shu Mountain.
There were only occasional mentions, probably a Daoist temple that had been passed down for countless years in the Divine Ruin.The rest of the details were unknown. If what Jiang Yuebai said was true, then the power of Shenxu Guan was terrifyingly strong.
The three great immortal cultivating families, they were all passed down from the ancient times. The Xia family had already become a royal family, and the Jiang family was on par with it. One could imagine their power.
Yet, they were annihilated without a trace. Even the top immortal sects in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths might not be able to do this easily.
So much so that now, when the cultivation world mentioned the Jiang family, everyone knew they were gone. But as to how they disappeared, almost no one could give a clear explanation.
Moreover, thinking about it, Chu Liang thought of the possible identity of the Whale-riding Immortal. Could he be the father of Ammonia Sister, Jiang Tiankuo?
This… Did he inadvertently meet the father of Sister Jiang? How embarrassing… No, how unbelievable.
Chu Liang carefully recalled if he had been impolite when he met him. It seemed that he hadn’t.
Fate, it was indeed indescribable.
“According to what you said, if the Crystal Palace in the Immortal Ze is really related to the Jiang family, then the only people who might still exist in the world from the Jiang family, besides me… would be him.” Jiang Yuebai’s eyes sparkled, flickering with light, not knowing whether it was hope or resentment.
“Ammonia Sister.
Chu Liang hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke:
“I don’t understand the rest, and I don’t know how to start. But no matter what, there’s still me… us. The Shu Mountain disciples all like you so much, Shu Mountain is your home, and this will never change.” Jiang Yuebai stared at him, and smiled like the wind,
“Thank you.
“
“You don’t have to be so polite with me…” Chu Liang waved his hand and laughed.
“I’ve actually been investigating things related to Shenxu for the past few years, but I’ve gained very little.” Jiang Yuebai continued:
“Master said that it’s an ominous place, and those who get too close will be tainted with misfortune. But my mother came from there, and my father disappeared there, I… I was born unfortunate, I can’t escape.”
“I must find the truth.” She said softly, more like talking to herself. Chu Liang looked at her figure in the night wind, and found her gaze so determined, like a flame.
Perhaps this was the real Jiang Yuebai, soft and cold on the outside, but as firm as a rock on the inside. Sweet dreams.
The next day, when Chu Liang got up and finished washing and tidying up, he heard a shout from outside:
“My best brother, are you awake? I have something important to discuss with you.” This loud and energetic voice could only belong to Lin Bei.
Chu Liang opened the door and asked:
“What’s the matter? You came over so early in the morning.”
“Hey hey hey!” Lin Bei laughed loudly and said:
“Do you know that today is the day the Mountain God releases the questions?”
“Hmm? What’s up?” Chu Liang asked. Lin Bei said:
“I came to form a team with you.”